Reading glass attachment



Oct. 2, 1934. Q W WHlTE 1,975,673

READING GLAS S ATTACHMENT Filed Oct. 5l, 1933 ATTOR N EY 2 Claims. (Cl. 88-39) Patented Oct. y2, 1934 l Charles W. White, Waco, Tex.

Application October 31, 1933, Serial No. 696,081

The invention relates to a reading glass attaoh- 11, these being socketed for the extensible conment and one object thereof being to provide nection of props 12, each formed from wire or like such attachment so that the glass with its frame material and constituting the rests for the glass or can be worn upon the thumb of a hand of a user lens. The arms of the props 12 are friotionelly whereby the ngers of such hand will be free, as engaged in the legs 11 S0 aS t0 permit teeSCODC 350 well as the other hand of such user, to manipulate action of such props to raise and lower the glass the reading matter and thereby rendering the or lens A relative to reading matter for increasing g1ass handy in service for reading purposes. or decreasing the magnifying of such reading Another object of the invention is the provision matter to suit the fancy of a reader in the use of of an attachment of this character, wherein the the glass or lens. F65 thumb holder vof such attachment is adjustable to The attachment COIlSttll'ng 'the present irlpermit the fitting to varying sizes of thumbs for vention comprises a main plate-like body 13 the carriage of the glass thereby without liability having eut and bent therefrom the thumb receivof accidental detachment in the use of the same. ing 100D 14 and the DlVOt ear eXtehSOh 15, these l5 A further object of the invention is the probeing rolled to swingingly engage one of the 270 vision of an attachment of this character which props 12. One side of the body 13 is cut and is extremely simple in construction, thoroughly bent to form a side flange 16 with an extension reliable and efficient in its purpose, strong, du- 17 adapted to overlap and contact with the one rable, readily and easily adjusted, capable of parend 0f the prop 12 to which the said body 13 20 tial folding so as tov permit the reading glass to be iS swingingly connected. The loop 14 has Dro- 75 conveniently worn in the pocket of a user when vided therein elongated slots 18 for the recepnot in service, and inexpensive to manufacture. tion 0f a thumb Screw 19 Which iS 21150 engaged With these and other objects in view, the invenin the flange 16 and ih this the 100D 14 S readily t. tion consists in the features of construction, comadjustable to vary the size thereof for accombination and arrangement of parts as will be modating thumbs of different sizes for a purpose '.80 hereinafter more fully described in detail, illuspresently described. trated in the accompanying drawing, which dis- Pivotally joined with the body 13 is the seccloses the preferred embodiment of the invention, tion 20, the latter being bent on itself to form and pointed out in the appended claims. a pintle eye 21 at its free end to receive the In the accompanying drawing: other prop 12 so as to be swingingly connected .x85

. Figure 1 is a perspective view of a reading glass therewith. At the pivoted end 22 of this section showing the attachment constructed in accord- 20 are stops 23 which limit the hinge action beance with the invention applied thereto and diatween the body 13 andk said section 20 in one grammatically disclosing the mounting upon the direction. In other words, the attachment cany `v` thumb of ahand of auser. ber folded inwardly but will be limited relative :.90

Figure 2 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal to outward folding. `r sectional view. In the use ofthe attachment, as before de- Figure 3 is a plan view of the attachment in scribed, by connecting it with the props 12 of the blank arrangement. lens or glass A the thumb of the hand of a user Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of is inserted in the loop 14, this having been adf95 Figure 3 looking in the direction of the arrows. justed to the proper Size so that the glass or lens Similar reference characters indicate corre- A will be Worn by the thumb on the right hand sponding parts throughout the several views in of a user, while the fingers of this hand will be the drawing. free, as Well as the other hand of such user, for 'fet Referring to the drawing in detaiiAdesignates the handling of reading matter, thus enabling l:roo generally the magnifying lens or glass of a planosuch lens or glass to be conveniently handled cylinder or double cylinder type having power in while in use and Without burdening both hands one meridian and not in the other, said lens or of a user for such handling with resultant awkglass being substantially oblong in shape. Mountwardness in the reading of a newspaper, book or ed over the opposite ends of the lens or glass there other printed or written matter. 7105 are metal clamping or frame members B properly n The extension 17 functions to prevent the flanged so as to fit snugly thereover for supporting creeping of the attachment longitudinally of thek the same. These clamping or frame members are props 12. n N provided with downwardly extending ears 10 to It is contemplated within the scope of the which are pivotally secured the supporting legs invention to eliminate the section 20 with then() stops 23 and the hinge connection with the thumb receiving loop 14 so that this loop will be swingingly connected to only one of the props and that on the far side of the lens or glass A. In this manner the attachment can be readily folded for convenience in the carrying of the lens or glass upon the person of a user.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination with a reading glass having props, of an attachment comprising swingingly connected pieces hinged to said props, an adjustable thumb loop on one of said pieces for accommodating a thumb of a hand of a user, means on one piece and acting against the other piece to limit the swinging action therebetween in one direction, and means on one piece and active against one of the props to prevent creeping action.

2. The combination with a reading glass having props, of an attachment comprising swingingly connected pieces hinged to said props, an adjustable thumb loop on one of said pieces for accommodating a thumb of a hand of a user, meanson onepiece and acting against the other piece to limit the swinging action therebetween in one direction, means on one piece and active againstV one of the props to prevent creeping CHARLES W. WHITE. 

